Would Boris Johnson be Mayor of London if he hadn't appeared on Have I Got News For You?
Certainly not in my opinion. The only way that the Conservatives could have won the Mayoral race was with a very popular public figure who the people like and admire. Yes, people did know about him and his personality before HIGNFY but appearing as a host on that show propelled him into the realms of 'celebrity' as well as 'politician'. Very few politicians manage to become celebrities. Tony Blair was one, David Cameron is trying to be one and Boris Johnson was made a celebrity on HIGNFY.
So we have Angus Deayton and his dodgy antics to thank for giving Boris the platform to succeed and oust Ken as mayor. Let's hope he does well.
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very popular public figure who the people like and admire.
Ha ha ha ha, I nearly fell off my chair when I read that.
Admire? Enlighten me, what's to admire?
He's certainly likeable, just as Harry Enfield's character "Tim Nice but Dim" was likeable.
The fact he can be elected despite coming over as a bumbling idiot is certainly one hell of an achievement. But admire?
Maybe not admire in attractiveness :P but I think people admire his ability to be serious when it matters and come across as a friendly, approachable chap when he's addressing potential voters.
They used to say that John Major was the sort of chap you would like to have next door. He's water your plants and feed your cats whilst you were on hols.
Similar with Boris, but you'd have a nagging feeling that when you got back he would have fed your plant, watered your cat or fed your plants to the cat.
Ooh, crikey, erm...crumbs...gosh.
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